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TRICK DEVICE Patented Nov. '7, 1893.

TURN nus KEY I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. REIFF, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HARRY A. KLINE, SAME PLACE.

TRICK DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 508,391, dated November '7, 1893.

Application filed August 11, 1892. Serial No. 442.826. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. REIFF, of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anImprovement in Trick Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to trick devices, and consists of certain improvements which are fully set forth in the following specification and are shown in the accompanying drawings which form a part thereof.

The object of my invention is to produce a cheap and amusing trick device which may be used for advertising and for other purposes.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a supporting piece, such as a card, and an object card or piece connected with the first by a spring or elastic connection which normally acts to hold the object card or piece upon one side of the support, but permits it to be turned over so as to be concealed on the other side of the supporting piece, and a key or locking device which looks the object card or piece when turned over upon the back of the support, but may be turned to release the object card and allow the spring or elastic connection to throw it over upon the face side of the support. The object card may be provided with any suitable figures, words or characters, which may be presented to view when the card is brought over upon the face side of the support.

In the drawingsz-Figure l is a plan view of the face side of my improved trick device when the object card is turned over and looked upon the back. Fig. 2 is a similar view when the object card has been turned over upon the face of the support. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 0c-oc of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a similar view on the line y-y of Fig. 2.

A is the supporting piece of the device, which preferably consists of acard.

B is the object card or second piece, which is preferably of a smaller size than the part A so that it'will be concealed by the part A when turned over upon the back thereof. This object card or second piece B may be provided upon one side with suitable figures, pictures, or words.

O is a spring or elastic connection between the part A'and the card B normally acting to connect the two together and to cause the cardB to assume a position upon the part A with theobject b exposed to view, as shown in Fig. 2. A convenient and economical means of connecting the object card B with the part A is shown' in the drawings, and consists of an elastic band passed through perforations c in the card B and connected with cars a on the edges of the part A. It is apparent that when the card B is .turned over upon the back of the part A, the tendency of the elastic connection 0 is to cause the card to fly back again over the edge of the part A so as to present its face to view.

D is a small key or looking piece carried by the part A, adapted to lock the card B when it is turned over upon the back of the part A, and to release the card B when turned so as to permit the spring or elastic connection 0 to cause it to fly over upon the face side of the part A. The particular form of construction of this locking piece D is unimportant. I find the form which I have shown in the drawings aconvenient and economical construction, consisting of a shank d passing through the part A and provided with projections 6 upon opposite sides. The lower portion of the part A may be provided with suitable advertisements, descriptions or figures.

In using the trick deviceit will be first presented to view with the card B turned back over the part A and. locked. Upon turning the lock D the card B is released and springs over on the face side presenting to view the object I). The card B is preferably smaller than the card or part A so as to be concealed thereby when turned over upon the back.

While I prefer such minor details of construction as have been shown, I do not limit myself to them as they may be varied withthe card A upon the back, so as to be conout departing from the principles of my incealed from view with its face turned to the vention. back of the part Aand its back exposed, and

What I claim as new, and desire to secure a movable catch D carried by the part A to 15 5 by Letters Patent, is-- look the card B upon the back of the part A.

A trick device consisting of a part A, and In testimony of which invention I have cardB, having, the object I) on its face side hereunto set my hand.

and connected to the part A by an elastic WILLIAM H. REIFF. connection, normally causing the card B to Witnesses: to rest upon the face of the card A, but permit- ERNEST HOWARD HUNTER,

ting the card B to be turned over the edge of O. M. DIETTERICH. 

